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4 Amendments of Mara BIZZOTTO related to 2010/2301(INI)

Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Notes the competition between different social systems resulting from the opening up of the world market; notes a rise in the level of informal work in urban areas as well as violations of the principles of decent work despite the existence of a legislative framework governing employment conditions; notes better that unfair competitive practices involving abuses of workers’ rights, human rights and children’s rights and breacchess to the employment market and a fall in rural unemployment as a result of the opening up of environmental and human health standards remain a feature of the Chinese economy;
2011/05/03
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses the impact which China, as the biggest exporting country, has on the world economy and the responsibility which this entails to comply with minimum social standards; welcomescalls for the efforts made by Chinese central and local government in this area; emphasises the importance of a comprehensive law on social protection and health care and strict monitoring of compliance with legislation on employment condition, which currently fall far short of what is required, to be stepped up; emphasises the importance of strict monitoring of compliance with legislation on employment conditions; stresses the importance of monitoring unfair competitive practices and compliance with consumer health standards; underlines the importance of compliance with International Labour Organisation rules and respect for the right to freely form trade unions;
2011/05/03
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 46 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Notes that the Chinese population is getting older and that the seemingly endless growth in the available workforce, in particular lower-skilled workers, appears to be drying up; notes that a shift in trade from China to other South-East Asian countries is taking place as a result of potential cost advantages; calls, therefore, on the Commission to introduce an integrated European policy for the South-East Asia region;deleted
2011/05/03
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 51 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5. Notes that European direct foreign investment in China is not having any measurably negative impact on employment in Europe, but, on the contrary, is having a positive effect on employment in the European branches of the companies concerned, in seeking to take advantage of disparities in labour costs, European direct foreign investment in China is relocating manufacturing and weakening Europe’s industrial base, with all that this entails in terms of jobs; draws attention, furthermore, to the adverse impact that Chinese direct investment is having outside the EU, such as in African countries.
2011/05/03
Committee: EMPL